englischReligions are important actors in civil society. The question of how they deal with each other is of decisive importance for the future of plural, open societies. For this book, three actors in interreligious understanding have come together for the first time: the nationally and [...]

englischThis study examines late 20th century depictions of embryonic development derived from the Quran, which are referred to as a scientific miracle of the Qur'an. This approach of harmonizing religious and scientific knowledge has so far only been evaluated as a marginal phenomenon. Using the [...]

englischThis dissertation is the first to examine the soldier's tax as a special case of the tribute system during the Thirty Years' War. Since "contribution" has two meanings, the term "soldier's tax" is introduced. Ideally, it describes a direct form of army financing, independent of [...]

englischWhile Kurt Tucholsky's political struggle and provocations against Weimar society have gone down in literary history, there has been a lack of critical examination of his relationship to the new media that began to shape modern reality at the beginning of the twentieth century. The Berlin [...]

englischInvestigating the use of language in pieces of visual art enables a sensual experience of its complexity. This study is therefore built like an exhibition: Based on over eighty paintings it scrutinises versatile constellations of language use and highlights its prototypical contingency. This [...]

englischThis book explores the latest advances in how knowledge organization can both draw on and inform different disciplines and technological developments. It examines how best to combine theory and practice. The content considers practical solutions as well as the theory behind the design, [...]

englischThe complex Gnostic teachings of antiquity and their revival and remythification in neo-Gnostic and occultist groups at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century form the core of this two-volume publication. The "Gnostic Mystery School" of the pastor E. C. H. Peithmann is [...]